Reversible side ballast-unloading plow for cars.



J. SUGGITT. REVERSIBLE SIDE BALLAST UNLOADING PLOW FOB. CARS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANQGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTON, n. c,

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Sncorrr; a citizen of the United. States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Reversible Side Ballast-Unloading Plows for Cars and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thei-nvention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. a My invention relates to plows for unloading gravel or other such materials, in bulk, from 1 either flat cars or cars commonly known as jballas't cars having outwardly swinging doors. .As is well known; a plow of this type is mounted on the car farthest from the locomotive of a loadedtrain and connected. to the locomotive by a long, cable. When it is desired to unload the train the locomotive is uncoupledj therefrom n and moved away from the train,.thereby drawing the plow over cars and scraping the loaded material therefrom.

The object of invention is to provide an extremely simple and efficient plow of this type constructed in such a manner that,

by simply turning the plow either side up,

without making any adjustments whatsoever, it will deliver orscrape themater al on the cars either to the right or leftof the track, depending on which side of the p ow is placed up.

To the above ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved plow in working position on'a flat car, the full and dotted lines showing the plow arranged to scrape material from the car to the left and right, respectively; Fig. 2 is a view of the improved plow in side elevation looking at the side thereof which travels next to the car stake on the opposite side of the car from which material is to be delivered; and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 00 m of Fig. 1.

l The numeral 1 indicates, as an entirety, a flat car with the exception of the side stakes specification of Letters raters. Application filed February 10, 191?). Serial N 0. 747,335.

Patented Nev. is, 191.2%a

2,.wliich are removably seated in pockets 3 rigidly secured to the sides of the car 1.

Referring now to the applicants plow, the same is made reversible, that is, whenit is turned one side up, it works as a right hand plow and, when turned the other side up",

it works as a, leftha'nd plow, both sides thereof being bi-symmetrical;

The numeralt indicates a pair of horizontally extended heavy timbers vertically spaced one above the other and constituting runners each adapted to travel upon the top of the car when the other side of the improved plow is turned up. These runners 4: aresnpjported one above the other by heavy upright horizontally spaced timbers or posts 5. and struts 6,- extending between the several pairs of posts 5; Long upright bolts 7 are provided for drawing the two runners 4- ontothe posts 5 and struts 6. Flat wearing or runner irons 8 are rigidly secured to the outer vertical faces of the runnersland protect the runners d against wear from contact with both the car 1 and the car stakes 2. The wearing irons 8, at their runners 1 and curved laterally inward at 9, to prevent the runners 4 and their wearing irons 8 from striking the ear stakes2 as the plow is drawn over the car 1 during the process of an oading the same.

.Verti'cal y extended scraper blade 10 is rigidly secured, at its forward end, to the front ends of the runners 4L and diverges rearwardly therefrom. This scraper blade 10 is further secured to and braced from the runners 4; by a plurality of struts 11. These strutsll are each made up of a pair of reversely extended bars intermediately connected and anchored, at one of their ends, to the upper and lower ends of upright angle bars 11 rigidly secured to the inner face of the scraper blade. The other ends of said bars are bolted or otherwise secured to the inner faces of the runners 4. As best shown in Fig. 3, the scraper blade 10 is formed concave in cross section, to facilitate the removal of the material from the car. Reinforcing irons 12 are rigidly secured to the upper and lower longitudinal edges of the scraper blade 10. These reinforcing irons 12 are extended forward of the scraper blade 10 and their ends are curved, to fit the ends 9 of the wearing irons, and rigidly secured thereto. 1

To the front vertical end portion of the scraper blade 10 is secured an eye 13, to which is anchored one end of a draft cable 14, the other end of which is secured to a locomotive, not shown.

By making the top and bottom of the plow bi-symmetrical, the said plow can be converted into either a right or left hand plow simply by turning the same over. This may be done by means of a steam shovel or' 1. In a plow for unloading cars, the combination with a reversible runner arranged to travel close to either slde of a car, and

a rearwardly diverging scraper blade secured tosaid runner and having operative upper and lower edges, said plow being operative, when turned one side up, to deliver material to one side of a car and, when turned the other side up, to deliver material to the other side of said car. 1

'2. In a plow for unloading cars, the combination with upper and lower runners having inwardly curved front ends, arranged to travel close to either side of a car, a rearwardly diverging scraper blade secured to said runners, said scraper blade being formed concave 1n cross section, said plow being operative, when turned one sideup, to

deliver material to one side of a car and,

when turned the other side up, to deliver material to the other side of said car.

3. In a plow for unloading cars, the combination with upper and lower runners having inwardly curved front ends, arranged to travel close to either side of a car, a rearwardly diverging scraper blade secured to said runners, said scraper blade being.

formed concave in cross section, and reinforcing irons secured to the longitudinal edges of said scraper blade, said plow being operative, when turned one side up, to deliver material to one side of a car and, when turned the other side up, to deliver material to the other side of said car.

a. In a plow for unloading cars, the combination with upper and lower runners having inwardly curved front ends, arranged to travel close to either side of a car,'a rearwardly diverging scraper blade secured to said runners, said scraper blade being formed concave in cross section, struts connecting'said upper and lower runners and said scraper blade, and reinforcing irons secured to the longitudinal edges of said scraper blade, said plow being operative, when turned'one side up to deliver material to one side of a car and, when turned the other side up, to deliver material to the other side of said car.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, JOHN sueeirr.

Witnesses EDITH E. HANNA, HARRY D. KILooRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

